US EditionAlvarez Is Second Nats Starter in 15 Years to Win Big League Debut, Beats Marlins 2-0 to Stop 8-Game Skid
Andrew Alvarez, a 26-year-old left-hander, will start for the Nationals due to MacKenzie Gore's injury; Alvarez has a 4.10 ERA in 123 Triple-A innings this season.
- On Monday, September 1, 2025, Washington Nationals left-hander Andrew Alvarez won his major league debut at Nationals Park, beating the Miami Marlins 2-0 to end an eight-game losing streak.
- Alvarez started because the Nationals needed pitching help and planned to select his contract before the game, with interim manager Miguel Cairo confirming his start.
- Alvarez allowed one hit, struck out four, walked two, and threw 81 pitches over five scoreless innings while catcher CJ Stubbs also made his debut as his batterymate.
- Victor Mesa Jr. recorded Alvarez's single allowed hit in the fifth inning, and reliever Jose A. Ferrer earned his fifth save while Washington relief pitchers combined for 13 scoreless innings.
- Alvarez became the second Nationals starter in 15 years to win his debut following Mitchell Parker in 2024, marking a notable moment for the franchise since its 2005 move to Washington.
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WASHINGTON — Andrew Alvarez allowed one hit over five innings to become only the second Washington starter in 15 years to win his major league debut, and the Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 Monday to stop an eight-game losing streak. A 26-year-old left-hander selected in the 12th round of the 2021 amateur draft, Alvarez allowed his only hit when Victor Mesa Jr. singled to left with one out in the fifth. He struck out four and walked two, t…
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Alvarez 2nd Nats starter in 15 years to win big league debut, beats Marlins 2-0 to stop 8-game skid
Andrew Alvarez allowed one hit over five innings to become only the second Washington starter in 15 years to win his major league debut, and the Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 to stop an eight-game losing streak.
Andrew Alvarez allowed a five-inning hit to become Washington's second opener in 15 years to win in his Major League debut, in the victory of Monday 2-0 Nationals against the Miami Marlins to stop a streak of eight defeats.
Alvarez set for first MLB start as rosters expand
WASHINGTON -- Left-hander Andrew Alvarez will make his Major League debut and get the start on Monday in the Nationals’ series opener against the Marlins. MLB rosters expand on Sept. 1, lining up with when Washington needed to fill MacKenzie Gore’s (left shoulder inflammation) next start in the rotation. “He's
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